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Anti-arms groups plan mass protests over expansion of UK nuclear deterrent | Defence policy newsthirst.

The biggest expansion of the UK’s nuclear deterrent in a generation will put the nation on the “nuclear frontline” and mobilise a new generation of anti-nuclear weapons protesters, campaign groups have warned. Anti-nuclear and anti-arms campaign groups are planning mass protests against nuclear weapons – of a kind not seen since the days of the…

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DWP crackdown could see people banned from driving if welfare debts go unpaid | Benefits newsthirst.

People could be banned from driving if they repeatedly fail to repay money they owe under a new government crackdown on welfare fraud. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will also be able to recover money directly from the bank accounts of people fraudulently claiming benefits. The DWP’s fraud, error and debt bill, which…

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Obama says Republicans are putting millions of Americans’ healthcare at risk | Barack Obama newsthirst.

Barack Obama has warned that Congress is putting millions of Americans at risk of losing healthcare coverage, in a rare intervention from the former president as the Republican party advances legislation that would gut major provisions of the Affordable Care Act. “Congressional Republicans are trying to weaken the Affordable Care Act and put millions of…

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